School me on tapered headtubes

It seems most new 20er frames all have tapered headtubes. I have a standard 1 1/8 fork and headset. Is there any type of converter I can buy for the wider lower to still run my existing fork, or am I looking at having to upgrade to a new fork?

School me on tapered headtubes

Originally Posted by skankingbiker

It seems most new 20er frames all have tapered headtubes. I have a standard 1 1/8 fork and headset. Is there any type of converter I can buy for the wider lower to still run my existing fork, or am I looking at having to upgrade to a new fork?

Most of the headsets offer a fork crown for straight steer tube forks.

You do not need to get a new fork. There are two options you have. Headset manufacturers make a bottom cup and bearing that fits a straight 1⅛" steerer tube into a tapered 1½" head tube. Alternately you can get a 1½" crown race to fit into a 1½" bottom headset cup with a 1⅛" steerer. I used this setup for a while. I have a cane creek 110 headset and knew that I would get a tapered fork. This is the crown race from Cane Creek but other manufacturers have them too:

The trouble with having an open mind is that people will insist on trying to put things in it.